Yet another series set in the world of JEE aspirants and comparisons with Kota Factory and Super 30 are but obvious. However, award-winning writer-director Nishil Sheth says his upcoming web series 13th, though at the surface level about the same ecosystem of competitive exams, is markedly different. Interestingly, 13th is an informal name given to students who take a drop year after Class XII and take the JEE exams.

Hence, his series is more about second chances as well as about startup systems. In fact 13th, inspired by real-life character Mohit Tyagi, popular Indian educator known for his free online coaching for competitive exams on YouTube, moves between two timelines. Quintessentially about mentor-mentee relationship, it is not a faithful true event story but embodies the spirit of

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